From the left Speedball Screen Filler, the next out line was painted on with Golden Stop-Out Varnish for Intaglio Printmakers, and the next outline was good old black Sharpie maker. The other marks on the copper plate were made with a Lithographic Crayon .
I hope you can see it, there is one roll of Black Graphic Chemical W/S Block Print Ink. I think it makes a great Aquatint and so not fussy:) just one straight roll and nothing added to the ink.
The etched plate and proof. I love working on copper plates this way. The Aquatint is so rich and so simple.
I only wipe off the plate with a rag 🙂
The blue paper was dyed in Japanese Indigo that I grew. I used to dump scraps of paper at the end of a dye day and leave them over night. I have a huge pile of small pieces of paper form my plant dyes. It is just another fun thing to do!
My time in the Studio is Zen time, This winter printing is hopefully only all playful subject matter. Like my summer gardening. Printmaking makes me happy.
The “Cat With No Hat” Is still in the thinking/planning stage, I am not sure how I want to edition the idea. Again 🙂 something fun to think about.
Before I left the Studio I took some photos from 3 corners of the Studio. Our Print Studio is at the Nepean Creative Arts Centre and is run by the Ottawa/Gatineau Printmakers Connective
Stay Safe and do lots of Happy Printmaking 🙂
Artist/Printmaker-Debra James Percival 